BUSHNELL — A 51-year-old Bushnell woman was sentenced to more than 10 years, or 130 months, in federal prison on Tuesday for reported involvement in a methamphetamine criminal organization.

Brenda J. Raines was convicted of manufacturing and distributing more than 500 grams of methamphetamine, according to a news release from the McDonough County Sheriff’s Office. She was one of many originally arrested during a search warrant conducted in Bushnell on Feb. 24, 2013.

During that warrant — on a residence in the 700 block of North Sperry Street — several meth manufacturing materials and items to distribute meth were seized by the McDonough County Drug Unit. According to Voice archives, these items included seven "Shake and Bake" methamphetamine labs, stripped lithium batteries, sulfuric acid, ammonia nitrate, lye, Coleman fuel, iodized salt, packaging materials, digital scales with suspect meth residue, empty packages of Pseudoephedrine, 25 grams of cannabis, drug paraphernalia and about $800 in cash.

Amid Raines’ initial arrest, multiple family members and other individuals were also arrested on federal drug charges.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office-Central District of Illinois, along with numerous law enforcement agencies, have focused on Operation Saddle Up over the past three years. This local-federal law enforcement initiative has resulted in numerous individuals being charged in federal court for manufacturing and distributing methamphetamine in and around McDonough County.